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Governor Newsom Signs Bill Requiring All Voters to Receive A By-Mail Ballot For All Statewide Elections

September 28, 2021 1:35 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law on Monday that requires all statewide elections in California to have by-mail ballots go out to all registered voters. Assembly Bill 37, authored by Assemblyman Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park), now makes AB...

Congresswoman Karen Bass Announces Candidacy for Los Angeles Mayoral Race

September 28, 2021 2:48 amSeptember 27, 2021 8:49 pm

Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-CA) announced that she will be running for Mayor of Los Angeles next year, joining a growing list of candidates to preside over America’s second largest city. Born in Los Angeles in 1953, Bass began her career...

Junipero Serra Statue On State Capitol Grounds To Be Replaced By Native American Memorial

September 27, 2021 3:25 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill over the weekend that replaces the now toppled state of Father Junipero Serra on the grounds of the State Capitol Building with a monument for Native Americans who lived in the Sacramento area before...

Ohio Becomes 18th State To Face State Travel Ban Following Passage of LGBT Denial of Care Law

September 27, 2021 11:04 am

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced over the weekend that Ohio would be added to the state-sponsored travel ban list in California due to the recent passage of an LGBT denial of healthcare law in the Ohio legislature. According to...

Long Beach Worker Who Opposed Teamsters’ Workplace Power Grab Files Charges Against Illegal Union Demands

September 27, 2021 2:16 amSeptember 26, 2021 4:08 pm

Long Beach-area Savage Services employee Nelson Medina charged Teamsters Local 848 union bosses this week with threatening to have him fired for refusing to join the union, pay full dues, and pay other fees demanded by union officials. Savage Services...

PG&E Charged With 4 Counts of Manslaughter, 11 Felonies Stemming From 2020 Zogg Fire

September 25, 2021 2:30 amApril 3, 2022 7:34 am

Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) was sued by the Shasta County District Attorney’s Office on Friday over 31 charges, including 11 felonies and 4 counts of manslaughter, stemming from the Zogg Fire last year. The Zogg Fire started in September...

California To Have First State Fair Since 2019 Next Year At Cal Expo In Sacramento

September 24, 2021 3:32 pm

Cal Expo and the California State Fair & Food Festival announced on Friday that the Fair would be returning next year following a two year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the joint announcement, the 2022 fair will...